طَاعَةٌ obedience in Arabic
طَاعَةٌ is how you say “obedience” in Arabic.
Root ط و ع ṭ-w-ʿ. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar — quasi-infinitive noun of the form IV verb أَطَاعَ). ṭāʿah.
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Meaning of obedience in Arabic
- obedience, submission compliance with another's will or wish, or with a command; functions as the quasi-infinitive noun of أَطَاعَ 'he obeyed'
- compliance used broadly like طَوْع, though the lexicographer Er-Rāghib notes it is mostly used specifically for obedience to a command rather than mere agreement
Example sentence
وأضداد هَذِه تتولّد عَن الطَّاعَة
And the opposites of these arise from obedience.
الطَّاعَةِ obedience
al- = 'the'; the noun after 'an': 'obedience'.
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How it is used
Classical and Qur'anic term for obedience, typically obedience to a command — of God, a ruler, or another with authority — rather than mere agreement. Lane notes that while it resembles طَوْع (plain compliance) in sense, طَاعَة is mostly reserved for obedience in response to a command, distinguishing it from مُطَاوَعَة (willing accord reached without necessarily following an order).
Words from the same root
- طَاعَ to be, or become, submissive to someone; to obey
- طَوْعٌ submission, compliance (verbal noun of ṭāʿa)
- أَطَاعَ to obey; to consent, comply with what is desired
- طَاوَعَ to comply with, agree with someone
- طَوَاعِيَةٌ compliance (verbal noun of ṭāwaʿa)
- تَطَوَّعَ to volunteer; to do good beyond what is obligatory
- مُتَطَوِّعٌ volunteer; one who does more than what is required of him
- اسْتَطَاعَ to be able, capable of doing something
More example sentences
فهذه الانتصارات الخفية هي التي تبنيك من الداخل حتى تصير خفيفًا على طاعة، ثقيلًا على معصية
For these hidden victories are what build you from within until you become light for obedience and heavy against sin.
طَاعَةٍ obedience
'ta'a' = 'obedience'. No 'al-', so 'obedience'; takes the ending after 'ala'.
احمل جسدك على القليل المنتظم من الطاعات، فالقليل الدائم أثبت من الكثير المنقطع
Engage your body in a little but consistent worship, for a little that is continuous is more steady than much that is sporadic.
الطَّاعَاتِ worship
'al-' = 'the'; 'ta'at' = 'acts of obedience, worship' (plural), so 'of the acts of worship'.
وَأَمَرَ بِطَاعَتِهِ وَامْتِثَالِ أَمْرِهِ
And it commanded obedience to Him and adherence to His command.
بِطَاعَتِهِ obedience to Him
'bi-' = 'with/to' + '-hi' = 'Him' (the verb 'amara bi-' takes its object with 'bi-').
وَأَمَرَ بِطَاعَتِهِمْ
And it commanded obedience to them.
بِطَاعَتِهِمْ with obedience their
'bi-' = 'with/to'; '-him' = 'their' — 'with obedience to them'.
بخلاف المجتهد في طاعة الله، ورسوله باطنا وظاهرًا
unlike the diligent one in obedience to Allah and His Messenger, internally and externally,
طَاعَةِ obedience
'the obedience of', genitive after 'fi', head of an 'of' pairing with 'God'.
فإما أن تتجر فيها بطاعة فتربح، وإما أن تتجر فيها بمعصية فتخسر
So either you trade in it with obedience and profit, or you trade in it with disobedience and lose.
بِطَاعَةٍ with obedience
The bi- prefix here means doing the trading by means of obedience, marking the instrument of the action. As the object of that preposition the noun takes the possessive case, and being unmarked for 'the' it stays indefinite, 'obedience' in general.
فإياكم وفضول المطعم، فإنه يسم القلب بالقسوة، ويبطئ بالجوارح عن الطاعة، ويصم الأذان عن السماع للموعظة،
Beware of excess in food, for it marks the heart with hardness, slows the limbs from obedience, and deafens the ears from hearing admonition.
عَنِ from
This preposition 'away from' governs the genitive and pairs with 'deafens' to show what the ears are closed to. It sets up the same 'kept from X' relationship as before.
فَلْيَكُنْ الْمَرْءُ مَعَ أَهْلِ طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ
Then let a person be among the people who obey Allah.
طَاعَةِ obedience of
An action-noun 'obedience' sitting in the middle of the possessive chain, owned by the Divine Name that follows and itself owned by 'people of' before it. It is in the object case as the second link, building 'the people of obedience of Allah'.
Common questions
- How do you say "obedience" in Arabic?
- طَاعَة (ṭāʿah).
- What is the root of طاعة, and what other words come from it?
- Its root is ط و ع (ṭ-w-ʿ), shared with أَطَاعَ 'to obey', تَطَوَّعَ 'to volunteer', and اسْتَطَاعَ 'to be able'.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).